Khumjung (3,790m) is a Sherpa village above Namche Bazaar on the plateau between the Dudh Koshi and Bhote Koshi valleys — a quieter, more residential place than Namche, with a school founded by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1961 that was one of the first in the region. The Hillary School is still operating and has educated several generations of Sherpa children who might otherwise have had no access to formal education.
The village sits in a broad, relatively flat valley with views of Ama Dablam and the surrounding peaks. A one-hour walk from Namche, it makes an excellent acclimatisation destination. The trail to Khumjung passes through the Syangboche airstrip — a grass strip at 3,780m occasionally used by helicopters and small planes — and the Everest View Hotel, which was built in the 1970s as a luxury property where non-trekking guests could be flown up for mountain views without leaving a padded seat. The hotel still operates.
The gompa in Khumjung contains the famous (and disputed) yeti scalp, displayed in a glass case. Whether or not it is what it's claimed to be, the gompa itself is worth visiting — an authentic working monastery with the usual butter lamps, thangkas, and chanting monks.